Oil spill drill to shut down beaches in Oman

Shatti Al-Qurum Beach, Mina Fahal Port and Mina Fahal Island will be closed due to the National Oil Spill Exercise conducted by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs starting tomorrow (Tuesday).

The drill, Nawras 2017, will take place in five different locations over the next two days: the Pollution Operations Control Centre, Al-Ghubra Desalination Plant, Marine pollution control operations, along with the beaches listed above.